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Steelers’ Russell Wilson Suffers Injury Setback
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback Russell Wilson was limited in the team’s practice on Thursday afternoon with lingering effects from a calf injury, throwing a late curveball into the team’s plans just days before their Week 1 bout with the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
Wilson was seen around the team, though he did not have his helmet on and never took a snap throughout the day.
Head coach Mike Tomlin told reporters that Wilson’s calf tightened up on him and that he is visiting a doctor to have his situation further diagnosed.
Wilson did not appear on the team’s injury report that released following Wednesday’s practice and had been a full participant in recent days.
The Steelers are taking all of the proper precautions to ensure his injury doesn’t worsen ahead of his regular season debut with the team. Per Tomlin, however, there isn’t much concern from the team regarding his long-term availability.
Wilson initially suffered the injury during the Steelers’ conditioning test at the beginning of training camp that limited his involvement in team sessions and even opened the door for Justin Fields to come in and challenge him for the starting job.
Wilson sat out of the team’s opening preseson contest against the Houston Texans before playing a combined six series over their following two games against the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions.
He was officially named the starting quarterback last week and was also awarded the offensive captaincy for Pittsburgh on Monday as a result.
Wilson is coming off of a 2023 campaign with the Denver Broncos where he threw for 3,070 yards, 26 touchdowns and eight interceptions with a completion percentage of 66.4%, the third-best rate of his 12-year career.
The Steelers signed Wilson to a one-year this offseason after the Broncos released him from a $245 million contract, taking on $85 million in dead money in the process.
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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers boast one of the top defensive cores in the NFL despite their lackluster offense in recent seasons.
The front of their defense, encompassing linebackers and defensive linemen, is one of the toughest to face and one of the deepest across football.
The star of that group is T.J. Watt, who has been an absolute force since the Steelers drafted him in 2017. Now entering the final year of his second NFL contract, the conversation has begun in regards to a possible extension for him. While an extension during the offseason does not seem incredibly likely due to more pressing issues, the Steelers will still have to work towards an extension eventually.
Bob Labriola, who writes for the Steelers website, has expressed that fans should have patience when it comes to an extension. He cautioned fans about something happening early on, but he is confident a deal will happen this year.
“Patience”, Labriola said. “Signing a superstar such as T.J. Watt to a contract extension is not a simple matter, and so it’s going to take time. Those kinds of things usually take place during the summer, and we’re not even to Memorial Day yet”.
There have also been talks about not extending Watt at all, or trading him in order to get a large haul in return. If the Steelers do not become a competitive team within the coming year, which seems increasingly less likely due to a weak offense, they could be better off sending their future Pro Football Hall Of Famer for a large offensive haul.
Now, the Steelers are effectively at a crossroads this offseason where they really have to figure out what their identity is for the first time in decades. With their big-name prospects all reaching turning points, the Steelers have a tough couple years coming up.
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A man accused of carjacking another man in Pittsburgh was found shot following a traffic stop in the vehicle police said he stole.
Pittsburgh Police said Monday that officers were first called to the area of Friendship Avenue for a ShotSpotter alert and when they arrived at the scene, a man told them he had been carjacked by another man.
The man told police that during the carjacking, he fired two gunshots at the man, who then left the area in the stolen vehicle.
Police say they then issued an alert for the stolen vehicle, which was headed out of Pittsburgh, headed eastbound.
According to police, a short time later, Pitcairn Police saw a vehicle that matched the description from Pittsburgh Police that was driving erratically.
Police say officers from Pitcairn stopped the vehicle along Broadway Boulevard in Monroeville and found the driver had been shot in the arm and in the shoulder. Police say the man was identified as the suspect from the Friendship Avenue carjacking.
The man was taken to the hospital by paramedics and was last listed in stable condition.
Detectives from Pittsburgh Police’s Violent Crime Unit are handling the investigation.
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